Washau Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Washau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Washau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Washau is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Washau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Washau are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Washau is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 80 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Ogun, where 10 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Washau
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